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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country did 7,200 Jews evacuate to during the war?
(a) America.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Kenya.

2. Which of the following does NOT describe Dinesen upon her return to her parents' home in Denmark?
(a) Hypersensitive.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Bad-tempered.
(d) Amiable.

3. What disease was Dinesen suffering from when she left Africa?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Tuberculosis.

4. Who helped Dinesen manage through her illness?
(a) Bror.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Thelma.
(d) Her mother.

5. Durind Dinesen's time, competing with a man was considered to be ___________________.
(a) amusing.
(b) admirable.
(c) unwomanly.
(d) a waste of time.

6. Why did Germany come down hard on Denmark during the war?
(a) There were hardly any Jews left there.
(b) It refused to support Germany.
(c) Their soldiers were ill-trained.
(d) They ignored Hitler's demands.

7. What topic did Thomas suggest for Dinesen's writing during this period?
(a) Spirituality.
(b) Adventure.
(c) Africa.
(d) Romance.

8. How closely did Dinesen's stories parallel events and people in her own life?
(a) They were not alike at all.
(b) A few were similar.
(c) They were exactly alike.
(d) They were very similar.

9. When did Denys die?
(a) May 1931.
(b) May 1919.
(c) April 1954.
(d) July 1939.

10. What was Dinesen forced to do in December of 1930?
(a) Have gallbladder surgery.
(b) Cut back on coffee production.
(c) Auctioned the plantation.
(d) Borrow money from her father.

11. Why did Denys take Dinesen to the country in #117?
(a) To study.
(b) To vacation.
(c) To visit his family.
(d) To take photographs.

12. What did Dinesen do when it looked as if she would lose the coffee plantation?
(a) She kept on as if nothing was wrong.
(b) She let everything go to rot.
(c) She tried to find a buyer.
(d) She reduced the number of acres harvested.

13. People around Dinesen interpreted her drug-induced ramblings as __________________.
(a) insanity.
(b) quaint.
(c) interesting.
(d) genius.

14. Which of the following does NOT describe Denys?
(a) Emotional and clinging.
(b) Dinesen's soul mate.
(c) Anxious to be a father.
(d) A confirmed bachelor.

15. What is a Gypsy Moth?
(a) A hobo.
(b) An insect.
(c) A drink.
(d) An airplane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of surgery did Dinesen have in 1955?

2. When did Dinesen return to the coffee plantation after the trip with Denys?

3. What format did Dinesen gravitate toward in the 1950s?

4. How did Denys die?

5. In Dinesen's book "Out of Africa", who kills the animals in #112?

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